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Agenda and minutes

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 25th June, 2015 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Marmion House

Contact: Democratic Services  01827 709264

Items
No. Item

15.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

16.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 3rd June 2015 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor J Goodall and seconded by Councillor T Peaple)

 

17.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Interest.

18.

Audit Committee Guide - Tamworth Borough Council Briefing on Audit and Governance Committee Role in Good Governance pdf icon PDF 1 MB

The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor)

Minutes:

A Guide for Audit and Governance Committee Members by Grant Thornton was presented to the Committee and a discussion followed.

 

 

19.

Tamworth Borough Council Audit and Governance Committee update 25 June 2015 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor)

Minutes:

The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

 

 

That Member’s of the Committee endorsed the Audit and Governance Committee Update for Tamworth Borough Council to year end 31 March 2015.

 

 

 

20.

Draft Annual Statement of Accounts and Report 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 95 KB

The Report of the Director of Finance

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Report of the Director of Finance setting out the Draft Statement of Accounts (the Statement) for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Members of the Committee received and reviewed the Draft Annual Statement of Accounts and report 2014/15.  The Committee thanked Officers for their work in producing the accounts.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor J Faulkner and seconded by Councillor S Goodall)

 

21.

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 pdf icon PDF 33 KB

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer informing Members of the surveillance carried out under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That the quarterly RIPA monitoring report be endorsed.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor J Chesworth and seconded by Councillor T Peaple)

 

 

22.

Audit and Governance Committee Timetable pdf icon PDF 27 KB

(Discussion Item)

Minutes:

The Committee reviewed and agreed the timetable.